Announcements and Statements
Announcements
Quakers at the Ballpark, June 10 – Get ready for the 2nd annual “Quakers in the Ballpark” Tacoma Rainiers baseball game! This year’s contest pits the Rainiers against the mighty Sacramento River Cats on June 10, at 6:05PM. Last year’s game saw Quakers streaming into the park from as far away as Olympia, Browns Point, and all points between! We need at least 20 people to qualify for the group rate of $15.50. This includes a seat, hotdog, and drink. Children under 3 who sit on a lap are free. We’ll use a “pay as you are led” model so that everyone who wants to attend can go. Parking is on your own at $10/car.
Email Tom Krughoff at twkrughoff@gmail.com or call/text 317.696.8451 to reserve your spot. Please pass this message along to those in your worship group/meeting/church. All are welcome!
Crochet Circle: Learn how to crochet plastic mats from grocery bags. These mats are lightweight, resist moisture, and serve as a cushion from the cold, hard ground. People who live on the street welcome these mats. Contact Tacoma Friends Meeting clerk, Noell Krughoff, at tacomafriendsmeeting.org to get information about supplies you will need and the how-to instructions.
Suzie Woolery – Our community grieves the loss of Suzie, the wife of Tacoma Friends’ caretaker, Glen. Her memorial service is set for Saturday, June 7 at 1 pm. Here is her obituary. Tribute Wall | Susan Woolery If you’d like to help with Suzie’s burial expenses, please see the donate page. Be sure to indicate that your donation is for Suzie.
Dimensions of Diversity – Sponsored by North Pacific Yearly Meeting
Saturday, May 17, 10 am to noon. Non-binary awareness, transgender and LGBTQ+ inclusion. Led by Theo Mace. May 17, 2025, 10 AM – 12 PM
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EkalrchoRXG8ngUmBIao6Q#/registration
Are you or your Meeting in the process of learning about the many dimensions of diversity we experience? The NPYM Care Committee has made resources available at this link. The Committee is offering online sessions over the spring to discuss the content that is linked there and explore its application to the life of Meetings, Worship Groups, and NPYM as a whole, including avoiding microaggressions.
Earlier sessions:
Developing Anti-Racism in Quaker settings. Led by Jonathan Betz-zall. Video available here.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEvSZhQUQYs
Navigating NPYM with Mobility Challenges. Led by Jerry Evergreen and Raine Warden. Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPQTjn4DgLk
Understanding Neurodiversity. Led by Susan Cozzens. Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXIXhSSLqPs
The Care Committee works to increase the ability of the NPYM community to address harm with care in our times with each other, particularly in the experience of the groups covered by these sessions. With questions, send an email to care-committee@npym.org.
Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) Spring Assembly – Saturday, May 17 from 9am-12noon via Zoom.
This year’s theme title is Strengthening Our Nonviolent Movement in This Time of Chaos. Dr. Stephen Zunes, Professor at the University of San Francisco and incoming director of USF’s Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice, will be the Keynote speaker. He is a renowned scholar specializing in U.S. foreign policy, pro-democracy struggles, and strategic nonviolent action. The title of his talk will be “Authoritarianism and Resistance: What the World Can Teach Us.” Here are links for event information and registration.
Event page https://wwfor.org/spring-assembly-2025/
Registration site https://wwfor2025sa.brownpapertickets.com/
North Pacific Yearly Meeting (NPYM) Annual Sessions, July 9-13 in Missoula, Montana – More information soon at NPYM.ORG.
Quaker Booth at Tacoma Pride Festival, July 12, Wright Park – Watch this space for additional details. If you’d like to help with planning or staffing the booth, please email tacomafriendsmeeting@gmail.com to let us know.
Community Statements
Tacoma Friends Minute on Conflict is Israel and Gaza, approved by Meeting for Business January 14, 2024
TFM Land Acknowledgement that the meeting house sits on Puyallup Tribe unceded territory, recognition of our responsibility for harm, ongoing commitment to right relationships, and repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.
2024 State of the Society Report “Tacoma Friends Monthly Meeting’s cup is full and runneth over! . . .”